Krakatoa, 1883: the eruption the whole world read about

· 120 sources

One hundred and twenty newspaper reports, in the order the news travelled.

120 sources

  1. 1 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Batavia delpher.nl 0:30

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad27 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  2. 2 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Bombay archive.org

    ArchiveTimes of India27 Aug 1883

  3. 3 Royal Society committee appointed — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

  4. 4 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — New York loc.gov

    ArticleNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

  5. 5 Royal Society committee appointed — London thetimes.co.uk 1:06

    ArchiveThe Times27 Aug 1883

  6. 6 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Paris gallica.bnf.fr

    ArchiveLe Figaro27 Aug 1883

  7. 7 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — New York loc.gov

    ArticleNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

  8. 8 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Bombay archive.org

    ArchiveTimes of India27 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  9. 9 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Paris gallica.bnf.fr 1:42

    ArchiveLe Figaro27 Aug 1883

  10. 10 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Bombay archive.org

    ArticleTimes of India27 Aug 1883

  11. 11 Barometer readings jump twice — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

  12. 12 Death toll estimates revised — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times27 Aug 1883

  13. 13 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Bombay archive.org 2:18

    ArticleTimes of India27 Aug 1883

  14. 14 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Paris gallica.bnf.fr

    ArchiveLe Figaro27 Aug 1883

  15. 15 Red sunsets alarm the public — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au

    ArchiveSydney Morning Herald27 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  16. 16 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Bombay archive.org

    ArticleTimes of India27 Aug 1883

  17. 17 Death toll estimates revised — New York loc.gov 2:54

    ArchiveNew York Herald27 Aug 1883

  18. 18 Royal Society committee appointed — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArchiveThe Straits Times27 Aug 1883

  19. 19 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au

    ArticleSydney Morning Herald27 Aug 1883

  20. 20 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Paris gallica.bnf.fr

    ArchiveLe Figaro27 Aug 1883

  21. 21 Royal Society committee appointed — New York loc.gov 3:30

    ArchiveNew York Herald28 Aug 1883

  22. 22 Death toll estimates revised — New York loc.gov

    ArticleNew York Herald28 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  23. 23 Death toll estimates revised — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times28 Aug 1883

  24. 24 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Paris gallica.bnf.fr

    ArchiveLe Figaro28 Aug 1883

  25. 25 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Bombay archive.org 4:06

    ArticleTimes of India28 Aug 1883

  26. 26 Death toll estimates revised — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

  27. 27 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

  28. 28 Barometer readings jump twice — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArticleThe Straits Times28 Aug 1883

  29. 29 Barometer readings jump twice — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au 4:42

    ArchiveSydney Morning Herald28 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  30. 30 Death toll estimates revised — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald28 Aug 1883

  31. 31 Royal Society committee appointed — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArticleThe Straits Times28 Aug 1883

  32. 32 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

  33. 33 Red sunsets alarm the public — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 5:18

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

  34. 34 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — New York loc.gov

    ArticleNew York Herald28 Aug 1883

  35. 35 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Bombay archive.org

    ArchiveTimes of India28 Aug 1883

  36. 36 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad28 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  37. 37 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 5:54

    ArticleOtago Daily Times28 Aug 1883

  38. 38 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times28 Aug 1883

  39. 39 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad28 Aug 1883

  40. 40 Death toll estimates revised — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad28 Aug 1883

  41. 41 Death toll estimates revised — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 6:30

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

  42. 42 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

  43. 43 Red sunsets alarm the public — New York loc.gov

    ArticleNew York Herald29 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  44. 44 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

  45. 45 Red sunsets alarm the public — London thetimes.co.uk 7:06

    ArchiveThe Times29 Aug 1883

  46. 46 Red sunsets alarm the public — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArticleOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

  47. 47 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Bombay archive.org

    ArchiveTimes of India29 Aug 1883

  48. 48 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times29 Aug 1883

  49. 49 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Batavia delpher.nl 7:42

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad29 Aug 1883

  50. 50 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald29 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  51. 51 Barometer readings jump twice — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times29 Aug 1883

  52. 52 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArticleThe Straits Times29 Aug 1883

  53. 53 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Paris gallica.bnf.fr 8:18

    ArchiveLe Figaro29 Aug 1883

  54. 54 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Bombay archive.org

    ArchiveTimes of India29 Aug 1883

  55. 55 Tidal wave reaches the coast — New York loc.gov

    ArticleNew York Herald29 Aug 1883

  56. 56 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times29 Aug 1883

  57. 57 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg 8:54

    ArchiveThe Straits Times29 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  58. 58 Royal Society committee appointed — Bombay archive.org

    ArticleTimes of India29 Aug 1883

  59. 59 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArchiveThe Straits Times29 Aug 1883

  60. 60 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad29 Aug 1883

  61. 61 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Paris gallica.bnf.fr 9:30

    ArticleLe Figaro30 Aug 1883

  62. 62 Tidal wave reaches the coast — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald30 Aug 1883

  63. 63 Barometer readings jump twice — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au

    ArchiveSydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883

  64. 64 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Paris gallica.bnf.fr

    ArticleLe Figaro30 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  65. 65 Death toll estimates revised — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 10:06

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times30 Aug 1883

  66. 66 Red sunsets alarm the public — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au

    ArchiveSydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883

  67. 67 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArticleThe Straits Times30 Aug 1883

  68. 68 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au

    ArchiveSydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883

  69. 69 Death toll estimates revised — Batavia delpher.nl 10:42

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad30 Aug 1883

  70. 70 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad30 Aug 1883

  71. 71 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times30 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  72. 72 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Bombay archive.org

    ArchiveTimes of India30 Aug 1883

  73. 73 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — Bombay archive.org 11:18

    ArticleTimes of India30 Aug 1883

  74. 74 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald30 Aug 1883

  75. 75 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — Bombay archive.org

    ArchiveTimes of India30 Aug 1883

  76. 76 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Paris gallica.bnf.fr

    ArticleLe Figaro30 Aug 1883

  77. 77 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Paris gallica.bnf.fr 11:54

    ArchiveLe Figaro30 Aug 1883

  78. 78 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au

    ArchiveSydney Morning Herald30 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  79. 79 Death toll estimates revised — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad30 Aug 1883

  80. 80 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times30 Aug 1883

  81. 81 Death toll estimates revised — London thetimes.co.uk 12:30

    ArchiveThe Times31 Aug 1883

  82. 82 Royal Society committee appointed — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au

    ArticleSydney Morning Herald31 Aug 1883

  83. 83 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald31 Aug 1883

  84. 84 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times31 Aug 1883

  85. 85 Death toll estimates revised — Paris gallica.bnf.fr 13:06

    ArticleLe Figaro31 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  86. 86 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Bombay archive.org

    ArchiveTimes of India31 Aug 1883

  87. 87 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArchiveThe Straits Times31 Aug 1883

  88. 88 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad31 Aug 1883

  89. 89 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — New York loc.gov 13:42

    ArchiveNew York Herald31 Aug 1883

  90. 90 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times31 Aug 1883

  91. 91 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArticleOtago Daily Times31 Aug 1883

  92. 92 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArchiveThe Straits Times31 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  93. 93 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Sydney trove.nla.gov.au 14:18

    ArchiveSydney Morning Herald31 Aug 1883

  94. 94 Red sunsets alarm the public — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad31 Aug 1883

  95. 95 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times31 Aug 1883

  96. 96 Barometer readings jump twice — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times31 Aug 1883

  97. 97 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Batavia delpher.nl 14:54

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad31 Aug 1883

  98. 98 Royal Society committee appointed — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times31 Aug 1883

  99. 99 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArchiveThe Straits Times31 Aug 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  100. 100 Royal Society committee appointed — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArticleThe Straits Times31 Aug 1883

  101. 101 Tidal wave reaches the coast — Batavia delpher.nl 15:30

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

  102. 102 Barometer readings jump twice — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

  103. 103 Barometer readings jump twice — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

  104. 104 Barometer readings jump twice — Paris gallica.bnf.fr

    ArchiveLe Figaro1 Sep 1883

  105. 105 Barometer readings jump twice — Bombay archive.org 16:06

    ArchiveTimes of India1 Sep 1883

  106. 106 Royal Society committee appointed — Paris gallica.bnf.fr

    ArticleLe Figaro1 Sep 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  107. 107 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times1 Sep 1883

  108. 108 Loud reports heard like cannon fire — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArchiveThe Times1 Sep 1883

  109. 109 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg 16:42

    ArticleThe Straits Times1 Sep 1883

  110. 110 Barometer readings jump twice — Singapore eresources.nlb.gov.sg

    ArchiveThe Straits Times1 Sep 1883

  111. 111 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

  112. 112 Fire engines called to a 'fire' that was the sky — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArticleBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

  113. 113 Barometer readings jump twice — New York loc.gov 17:18

    ArchiveNew York Herald1 Sep 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.

  114. 114 Barometer readings jump twice — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald1 Sep 1883

  115. 115 Barometer readings jump twice — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz

    ArticleOtago Daily Times1 Sep 1883

  116. 116 Barometer readings jump twice — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

  117. 117 Death toll estimates revised — Dunedin paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 17:54

    ArchiveOtago Daily Times1 Sep 1883

  118. 118 Pumice rafts sighted at sea — London thetimes.co.uk

    ArticleThe Times1 Sep 1883

  119. 119 Ash falls on ships in the Sunda Strait — Batavia delpher.nl

    ArchiveBataviaasch Nieuwsblad1 Sep 1883

  120. 120 Telegraph lines to Anjer cut — New York loc.gov

    ArchiveNew York Herald1 Sep 1883

    Reprinted from a telegraph despatch; times are local.